Caldecote Primary School
Highfields Road, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Meriel Strange
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 110603
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01954210263
About this school
Caldecote Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 88% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 22% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 94% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 94% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Caldecote Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caldecote Primary School compares
Caldecote Primary School ranked 103rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 193 | — |
| The Vine Inter-Church Primary School | 56% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 366 | 1.3 miles |
| Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School | 56% | 5% | 20.9% | 585 | 1.6 miles |
| Jeavons Wood Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 16.1% | 419 | 1.7 miles |
| Monkfield Park Primary School | 68% | 4% | 18.4% | 399 | 2.0 miles |
| Bourn CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 3.7% | 12% | 193 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 8.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cambourne
-
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Jeavons Wood Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Great Cambourne
-
Monkfield Park Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Bourn CofE Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Caldecote Primary School ranks 50th of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Chesterton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Caldecote Primary School teach?
- Caldecote Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Caldecote Primary School?
- The headteacher of Caldecote Primary School is Mrs Meriel Strange, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caldecote Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caldecote Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Caldecote Primary School?
- Caldecote Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Caldecote Primary School full?
- Caldecote Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Caldecote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Caldecote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caldecote Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Caldecote Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Caldecote Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caldecote Primary School rank locally?
- Caldecote Primary School ranked 103rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caldecote Primary School's absence rate?
- Caldecote Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caldecote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caldecote Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.